Johannesburg’s mayor, Herman Mashaba, has condemned xenophobic attacks on social media – despite accusations that his previous comments linking foreigners and crime have helped fuel a climate of hostility.
Mr Mashaba has always denied inciting violence.
Earlier this month his Twitter account retweeted a post by one resident who said “foreigners don’t have respect for South Africa”
BBC reporter Nomsa Maseko’s reaction to Mr Mashaba’s latest tweets gives a flavour of the surprise they are causing.
I’d like to again reiterate my deep concern for the flare up of xenophobic violence in parts of GP, most recently in Tshwane this morning.— Herman Mashaba (@HermanMashaba) February 24, 2017
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